Nadifa Mohamed on the Long, Strange Journey of Her Uncle Kettle

Nadifa Mohamed on the Long, Strange Journey of Her Uncle Kettle

“My sense of belonging to Hargeisa, the city of my birth but not his, has dissipated in his absence.”

By Nadifa Mohamed | October 4, 2021

Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

Nadia Wassef Reflects on Owning the First Modern Egyptian Bookstore of its Kind

By Nadia Wassef | October 4, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

A Balanced Reading List for Libra Season

By Emily Temple | October 4, 2021

Writing the Anxiety of Parenthood on the Precipice of Apocalypse

Writing the Anxiety of Parenthood on the Precipice of Apocalypse

Emma Szewczak Considers Questions of Procreation and Responsibility in Post-Apocalypse Narratives

By Emma Szewczak | October 4, 2021

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

French-Algerian Author Faïza Guène Considers Her Relationship to the Iconic Elephant

By Faїza Guène and Sarah Ardizzone | October 4, 2021

The Literature of Migration and Caribbean Identity in America: A Reading List

The Literature of Migration and Caribbean Identity in America: A Reading List

Antonio Michael Downing Recommends Jamaica Kincaid, Canisia Lubrin, Edwidge Danticat and More

By Antonio Michael Downing | October 4, 2021

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On Constancia de la Mora and the Plight of Writers in Exile

By Soledad Fox Maura | October 4, 2021

The Complex Freedom of Creating Art as a Black Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

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Peter Orner on the Pressure of Fiction’s Infinite Possibilities

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Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 4, 2021

On Philip Roth’s Lasting Legacy

On Philip Roth’s Lasting Legacy

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | October 4, 2021

Janine di Giovanni on the End of Christianity in Its Historical Homeland

Janine di Giovanni on the End of Christianity in Its Historical Homeland

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 4, 2021

Jen Winston on <em>Bluets</em>, Bisexual Representation, and Hating the Classics

Jen Winston on Bluets, Bisexual Representation, and Hating the Classics

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much

By Book Marks | October 4, 2021

Eric J. Johnson on How Decisions are Made

Eric J. Johnson on How Decisions are Made

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 4, 2021

Victoria Chang on Grief, Craft, and the Joys of Obsession

Victoria Chang on Grief, Craft, and the Joys of Obsession

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 4, 2021

<em>The Vanishing Point</em> by Elizabeth Brundage, Read by a Full Cast

The Vanishing Point by Elizabeth Brundage, Read by a Full Cast

A Multi-Voiced Mystery

By Behind the Mic | October 4, 2021

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